Halloween of the Past . . . . Now that is SPOOKY!

After my last post I started thinking about having to dress up the kids every Halloween.  In the end, they usually were happy with their costumes BUT it was stressful coming up with them sometimes.  It is amazing what a hat can do.  I would start with a hat and go from there.  I hope you all enjoy a walk in the past.

A clown and Princess Leah

Lynne was a baby doll this year.

Stephanie was a sweet witch.

Scott was a happy Ghost

This year Scott and Brian were both Cowboys!

Jeff was a bum.

Scott, Stephanie, and Lynne

Brian, Craig, and Steve

Steve is a referee

Craig is a Greenbay fan

I think David was a white vampire?

I love Halloween

Sooooo many people tell me how they hate Halloween.  I think they almost convinced me that I didn't like it too but I've decided that I really do love it.  Kids think differently then adults.  They love dress up and Halloween is the one day of the year that they get to pretend to be super heros, princesses, mermaids, and yes, even witches, and monsters,  (which THEY don't connect to satan).  They love seeing what all their friends decided to be and they really love knocking on doors and saying, "Trick-or Treat"!  You can go to Jennilynn's, Diana's, and Lynne's blogs to see their spooky kids but Katherine doesn't have a blog so I'll post hers here.

I just remembered why I didn't like it when the kids were young.  I remember being a mom of nine kids and having to come up with costumes for them with out any money.  That was hard but some of their cosumes turned out pretty cute.  We had a lot of football players and referee's through the years though!!

Hayden's Blessing

We drove down to Utah on October 21st for Hayden's blessing.  She is such a beautiful baby .   Craig and Diana chose to drive up from Cedar City to Saratoga Springs so more family members could be there.  Diana's parents were so wonderful to let us all come to their home.  Her mother served breakfast to everyone and it was delicious!  Diana made Hayden's blessing dress and it was beautiful too.  Everything was very nice.   

Hayden's Great Uncle Don and her Grandpa Garner

 Cooper and Ty

Craig is the proud Daddy

 Diana is the beautiful Mommy

Great Aunt Nancy and her Aunt Denise

 Hayden and her Aunt Stephanie

We spent the night at Lynne and Bryan's. 

The boys like to play angry birds.

The rest of the Grandkids!

Grant, Emma, and Mary

Emma

Mary

Grant

Addie

Gabrielle

Joelle

Gabriell, Addie, and Joelle

 Lucas and Ty



Hayden August Garner and her brother, Cooper

I left here Thursday and drove to Lynne's.  I just drove the whole way without stopping because Lynne called me and told me Lucas had a football game that night.  I knew if I stopped, I probably wouldn't make it on time.  Lynne even had to run Lucas there and then drive back to her house to wait for me.  It was so funn watching him play.  Right off the bat the first play Lucas got the ball and ran it down for a touchdown.  I spent the night there before starting off for Cedar City. 

I got to Cedar City on Friday.  I probably passed Craig and Cooper on the way.  They were on their way to Provo for the BYU football game.  He got home late but Diana and I had a good visit catching up on all the Garner news. 

Hayden is such beautiful baby.  She is the sweetest little thing.  I am so glad I was able to go down and see her. Cooper will be a good big brother.  He  moves faster that a tornado and doesn't stay still for long.  He is so fun and I was just as happy to be able to get to play and talk to him as I was the baby!  These kids change and grow so fast and I don't get to see Craig's family as much as I'd like to.  I had a very enjoyable visit.

Love the Grandchildren

     This summer I took care of Lynne's, Jennilynne's children for a couple days and I had Katherine's for an overnighter.  I can't tell you what a good thing it is to be able to spend that time with them.  You get to know each of them on a different level.  It is so different then when you see them for an hour or two when they come for visits because there is usually a lot of people, other cousins, and just a lot going on.  When you get to say their prayers with them, read them a story and then tuck them into bed there is something so special about that.  And then you get to see them first thing in the morning.  You can actually spend time talking to them and getting to know their little unique personallities. I didn't get any pictures of Emma, Mary or Grant when they were here.  Maybe next time!  It is so much fun. 
     I know Cooper is still too young to come and stay but I can't wait until he's old enough to come to Grandma's for a week.  I know . . . he'll have to be A LOT older but it will still be so fun getting to know him.  He is such a sweet boy.  We enjoyed him so much during the draft. 

I just finished a quilt for him and I am hoping and praying that it will look good in his room!

GFL

Every year our family gets together with Roger's brother's family to have the GFL Draft.  Which is fantacy football the Garner way.  The first couple of GFLs were held in our family room and then we tried Scott and Brian's apartment but there was never enough room.  I actually was impressed with what Scott did back then but it has since evolved into quite a production which is even more impressive.  We kick it off Friday night at Steph's with some games and this year we had home made ice cream and other treats.  Mostly we just get together to visit and enjoy each other.

Saturday morning is the Garner open.  I don't have any pictures but there are some on Scott's blogg.  Scott and David tied for the overall win.  There were a lot of other awards give out though . . . longest drive, longest putt, etc. Both for the men and the women that played.

We then had swimming and pizza that Brian and Scott took care of at a friends house.  It was a lot of fun.

We then met at South Middle School for the main event!  Awards were given, the adults did their picks, and the kids played!  Its always a fun weekend and I love being with everyone.  This year Camille's family and Diana couldn't be here and every time someone can't be here it is really noticed.  We all miss the ones that aren't here.  Diana will be welcoming a new baby soon though, so we all are happy for her and Craig!